- Elevation
- 2 m
- Tallest summit within 20.7 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 17.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway2.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8191, -73.9350
Brigadier General Charles Young Playground is a park in New York, at a recorded 2 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Harlem River Drive Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Brigadier General Charles Young Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 307° | 268 m | 17.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 307° | 260 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 306° | 230 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 2° | 208 m | 15.9 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 306° | 185 m | 18.9 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 306° | 180 m | 18.6 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 268° | 179 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 260° | 175 m | 18.7 mi |
- 2.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 3.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 20.2 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Harlem River Drive Park: 0.2 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 0.3 mi
- Evelina Antonetty Playground: 0.4 mi
- Robert L. Clinkscales Playground and Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Renaissance Playground: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Universal Hip Hop Museum: 0.3 mi
- Hamilton Grange National Memorial: 0.7 mi
- National Jazz Museum in Harlem: 0.8 mi
- The Yankees Museum: 0.8 mi
- Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art and Story Telling: 0.9 mi
Attractions
- Abyssinian Baptist Church: 0.4 mi
- La casa de los Tenenbaums: 0.7 mi
- Original brown stone houses: 0.7 mi
- Taste Harlem Tour: 0.9 mi
- Joker Stairs: 1.3 mi
Gardens
- Elizabeth Langley Memorial Garden: 0.4 mi
- New Roots Community Farm: 0.5 mi
- Parks Council Success Garden: 0.5 mi
- Harlem Valley Garden: 0.5 mi
- 133rd Swing Street Garden: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- Lincoln Holding a Child: 0.6 mi
- Higher Ground: 1.0 mi
- Crack Is Wack: 1.0 mi
- Coral: 1.1 mi
- Invisible Man: A Memorial to Ralph Ellison: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- The Bat: 0.6 mi
- Macombs Dam Bridge: 0.6 mi
- Macombs Dam Bridge: 0.6 mi
- Macombs Dam Bridge: 0.7 mi
- Macombs Dam Bridge: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Mount Morris: 1.1 mi
- Janes Hill: 1.3 mi
- Great Hill: 2.0 mi
- Manhattan High Point: 2.4 mi
- Summit Rock: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 4.3 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 5.5 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 6.3 mi
Beaches
- Hazard Beach: 2.7 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 3.4 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 3.5 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Beach: 4.0 mi
- Bloomer Beach: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites: 44
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 1.0 mi
- Street Seats: 4.8 mi
- The Backyard: 7.1 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 8.9 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Coogan's Bluff: 1.0 mi
- Palisades: 3.0 mi
- Palisades: 5.0 mi
- Palisades: 5.7 mi
- Palisades: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- The Loch: 2.1 mi
- The Falls: 6.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 10.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 11.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 11.0 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 8.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 11.1 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.2 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 23.0 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.8 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 24.9 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 25.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 19.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 3 mi away.
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